Um die Rochsburg
Um die Rochsburg is a nature reserve in Burgstädt, Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Um die Rochsburg is situated nearby to the locality Sautal, as well as near the village Helsdorf.Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rochsburg Castle and Rochsburg Castle Museum.
Rochsburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rochsburg Castle, which was probably built in the late 12th century, stands on a rock spur, surrounded on three sides by the Zwickau Mulde river, above the eponymous town quarter in Lunzenau in Saxony.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penig and Lunzenau.
Penig
Town
Photo: Norbert Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penig is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 19 km northwest of Chemnitz.
Lunzenau
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lunzenau is a town in the district of Mittelsachsen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Zwickauer Mulde, 16 km west of Mittweida, and 18 km northwest of Chemnitz.
Amerika
Hamlet
Photo: Brück & Sohn Kunstverlag Meißen, CC0.
Amerika is a former company settlement in the German state of Saxony and a district of the town of Penig. A small village of 79 residents, it is known merely for its name, the German word for America, which was given to it in the 19th century.
Um die Rochsburg
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Sachsen, Germany
- Categories: Naturschutzgebiet, protected area, and recreation area
- Location: Burgstädt, Mittelsachsen, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.9393° or 50° 56′ 21″ northLongitude
12.7544° or 12° 45′ 16″ eastInception
March 30th, 1961Open location code
9F2JWQQ3+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 479211986OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q28600047
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Um die Rochsburg” goes by many names.
- German: “Naturschutzgebiet Um die Rochsburg”
- German: “NSG Um die Rochsburg”
- German: “Um die Rochsburg”
- Spanish: “Um die Rochsburg”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Plattenwand and Muldenwand.
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